[Sca-cooks] chili question...

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> texas chili, i assume, as opposed to new mexican green or red? ;)
>
> lots of things can make it taste sour or sharp.   blend of chili spices,
> not to mention age.  did she change her brand of chili?   or just use
> powdered red chili (unadulterated will be sharper).  sometimes tomatoes
can
> have varying degrees of tart, whether fresh or canned.   again...
different
> brand?  i am assuming this is a well-loved and used recipe?  if not, mebbe
> that is how it is supposed to taste?

Damned if I know- I just got the ingredients, and as near as I can tell,
it's Yuppie PC chili.

"The ingredients are chicken, fresh onions, green salsa out of a bottle,
mild green chili peppers out of a can,  canned beans, and fresh chopped
tomatillos.  We think the acidity came from the tomatillos.  Her goal is a
"green" chili. "

Myself, I tend to make non-traditional but very strong and standard tasting
chili- sauteed red meat in strips, onions, garlic, tomatoes, red wine, and
my special chile blend, with assorted beans, not just kidney beans. I've
never tasted acidity in mine, but that might just mean that I don't taste
it, or it might be because I carmellize the onions and garlic when I add
them the first time (I use the onions to get two flavors- carmelized at
first, then chopped fresh ones as a topper when it's ready).

But, to each their own...

Saint Phlip,
CoDoLDS

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathleen A. Roberts" <karobert at unm.edu>
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 10:11 AM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] chili question...


>
> the eternal pinch of sugar is good always.   white, brown, even splenda or
> sweet and low, if you are of that ilk, as i am when cooking for just we
> two.  won't change flavor.
>
> changes flavor a bit, but.... some shaved chocolate can mellow the
> sharpness.
>
> cailte
>
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